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Re:Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform runn... by roel_v on Thursday August 23, 2018 @10:37AM (#17827608)
"i built a bed occupancy sensor so hass knows if we're in bed or not,"

Do you use a pressure sensor or PIR for that?

Re:Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform runn... by cmsimike on Thursday August 23, 2018 @10:44AM (#17827667)
2x of these https://www.adafruit.com/product/1071 between the mattress and box spring, ultimately hooked up to a raspi zero w
Re:Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform runn... by roel_v on Thursday August 23, 2018 @10:49AM (#17827696)
Aha those are exactly what I was looking for a few years ago when I tried to do the same, I only found tiny ones with difficult to use interfaces. Thanks!